Category: Law & Politics

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News and commentary on cannabis law and politics

September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Another Colorado city has approved a moratorium on recreational cannabis shops. The Louisville City Council approved a moratorium Tuesday rather than passing rules that would have regulated...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

The city council of Fort Collins, Colorado approved a temporary ban on recreational marijuana shops on Tuesday. The ban will be revisited in November and February, and...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
MPP’s Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users of 2013

MPP’s Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users of 2013

We’re excited to announce MPP’s second annual list of the Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users! There has been quite a bit of variation since last year,...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.09.18)

A killer Utah narc gets fired, a New Jersey cop goes around the bend, an Illinois deputy gets caught stealing from the cookie jar, an Arizona Border...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Tolerating Pot With a Frown – the Feds Had Little Choice

Tolerating Pot With a Frown – the Feds Had Little Choice

In a great article on Reason, Jacob Sullum explains that the federal government had little choice but to accept the legalization of cannabis in Washington and Colorado....
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.18)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.18)

A California dispensary regulation bill dies, the dark ages return to San Diego, Massachusetts towns enact moratoria, New Jersey gives a loan to a dispensary, and more....
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Interim Zoning Rules: A Smarter Alternative to Moratoriums

Bainbridge, Washington is considering interim zoning rules for retail marijuana shops, primarily because they know a moratorium sends the wrong message to voters that approved legalization. The...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Perspective: Dispensaries Already Are Permitted in San Diego

Perspective: Dispensaries Already Are Permitted in San Diego

At last week’s San Diego ASA meeting held Giovanni’s, aside from Councilmember Alvarez, we also heard from several attorneys. Among them, Attorney Nathan Shaman spoke about Andrew...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism

Bolivia, Venezuela Reject US Drug Criticism

Last Friday, the White House released its annual scorecard on other countries’ compliance with US drug policy demands, the presidential determination on major drug producing and trafficking...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
DOJ Memo Taken as Green Light for Hemp Production in Oregon

DOJ Memo Taken as Green Light for Hemp Production in Oregon

Senator Floyd Prozanski, a Democrat from Eugene, co-sponsored Senate Bill 676 which permits the industrial production and processing of hemp. Although the law made Oregon one of...
By: Mercedys
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Denver City Council Passes Regulations for Retail Cannabis

Monday night Denver’s city council passed its regulations for retail cannabis dispensaries in the city. The regulations determine where dispensaries can be located and set the application...
September 18, 2013
09/18/2013
Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

Bill To Legalize Marijuana Introduced In DC

A bill that would legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults over 21 and set up a system of regulated marijuana commerce was introduced in...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Where Are the Cannabis Movement’s Young Women?

Women voters tend to vote unfavorably on cannabis initiatives. This may change. Earlier this year, Brookings Institute published a study concerning voting numbers for various cannabis issues....
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Kansas Rejects Marijuana Group’s Bid to Adopt a Highway

Kansas Rejects Marijuana Group’s Bid to Adopt a Highway

The Kansas marijuana advocacy group Fire It Up Kansas has been denied a section of highway to keep clean. The Kansas Department of Transportation says that they...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
US Marijuana Arrests Remain Largely Unchanged in 2012

US Marijuana Arrests Remain Largely Unchanged in 2012

The FBI released their crime and arrest statistics for 2012 today and, despite the fact that a majority of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized, the...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

Help NORML Win a Commercial During the Super Bowl

If the cannabis community will unite, NORML could win a free commercial during the Super Bowl. That’s right, if each of us cannabis supporters will take just...
By: Mercedys
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Councilmember Alvarez Declares Support for Safe Access

Councilmember Alvarez Declares Support for Safe Access

On Tuesday of last week at the September chapter meeting, current San Diego City Councilmember and Candidate for Mayor, David Alvarez stopped by and spoke to the group...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
United Kingdom MMJ Patient Openly Passes Customs With Cannabis

United Kingdom MMJ Patient Openly Passes Customs With Cannabis

A United Kingdom medical cannabis patient recently brought 18 tubs, containing 5 grams of cannabis each, home from a trip to Amsterdam. Openly declaring the goodies picked...
By: Mercedys
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Vermont Health Commissioner Talks Regulation

Vermont Health Commissioner Talks Regulation

Last week brought new hope for making marijuana legal in Vermont, a state that just decriminalized marijuana possession this past summer. Harry Chen, Vermont’s Health Commissioner, indicated...
September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

A poll released Friday finds a majority of Michiganders in favor of reforming the state’s marijuana laws, and nearly half in favor of legalizing and regulating the...